HELP- 2.3 190e charging issue
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1988 190e 2.3
HELP- 2.3 190e charging issue
Need some help diagnosing an issue. I recently bought an 88 190e 2.3 and have had few issues until recently. It should be simple to fix just need some help pinpointing the problem first. Recently, the car has had a dead battery when going to start in the morning a couple times, which I figured was due to an old battery so no big deal. Today after idling for a while, the RPMs started to jump up and down as well as the oil pressure, my radio deck was also continually turning on and off. Seemed like it was having trouble staying running and was not maintaining sufficient and consistent power, and was surging due to no power. Eventually it shut off and was then dead and wouldn't start.
Long story short, im just confused which it would be out of 3 things. Either a bad alternator, battery, or voltage regulator. All seem plausible, but then again it could be something else such as a fuel issue im just not sure, so if someone could help narrow it down that would be great!
*also, when I jump started after it dying, it was doing it again until I would rev it up or drive it
Long story short, im just confused which it would be out of 3 things. Either a bad alternator, battery, or voltage regulator. All seem plausible, but then again it could be something else such as a fuel issue im just not sure, so if someone could help narrow it down that would be great!
*also, when I jump started after it dying, it was doing it again until I would rev it up or drive it
Last edited by Canadian190e; Nov 7, 2017 at 03:08 PM. Reason: more info
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1988 190e 2.3
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1988 190e 2.3
Alright, ,little update here. More confused than before. Replaced the battery and had the same problems, so I then replaced the voltage regulator hoping this was the issue as the old one's brushes was shot by the looks of it. Start it up and yet again the same charging problems. Any ways to test an alternator? or am I missing something else that could cause this?
